Combined caster cup and slide



Sept. 13, 195 F. E. HOLLOMAN COMBINED CASTER CUP AND SLIDE Filed Nov. 13, 1953 FIELE}.

United States Patent cc 2,717,410

Patented Sept. 13, 1955 The form of my invention shown in Fig. 1 also includes a bracket formed from a metal strap 3 which is slidably secured to the rod 4 between the coil spring 2 2,717,410 and the caster cup 1. This metal strap 3 is shown as 5 being secured in clamped relation about a tubular metal COMBINED CASTER CUP AND SLIDE post by means of two stove bolts, the metal strap 3 being so located on said post that when the caster cup Forrest Edward Houo San Antomo is positioned below the caster, as shown in Fig. 1, the coil Application November 13, 1953, Serial No. 392,019 spring 2 will be compressed.

1 Claim. (Cl. The form of my invention shown in Fig. 2 includes a bracket in the form of a strap 5 which is slidably secured to the rod 4 between the coil spring 2 and the caster cup 1. This strap 5 is shown as being secured to a wooden post by common wood screws. As in the This invention relates to improvement in caster cups 5 form of my invention shown in Fig. 1, the strap 5 is sethat are commonly used to prevent injury to finished cured to the post in such a position that the coil spring floors, rugs and asphalt tile by the continued pressure 2 will be under compression when the caster cup 1 is of the casters of beds and heavy pieces of furniture. positioned beneath the caster.

Ordinarily the caster cup consists of a circular or polyg- In both forms of my invention, considering the caster onal block or thick disk of glass, porcelain, wood or the 20 cup as being beneath the caster as shown in Fig. 1, the like of such diameter as to provide an extended bearing article of furniture to which my device is secured may surface on the floor, rug, or asphalt tile, thus preventing be slid along the floor, or floor covering, without removing damage. Heretofore, there apparently hasnt been any the caster cup from beneath the caster. However, if it appreciation taken in the manufacture of the caster cups is desired to employ the caster, it is merely necessary to allow for the moving of the bed or furniture in cleanto lift the g of the article of furniture, P down and ing, making or re-arrangement of the room without the turn the caster cup 1 and release the caster cup so that necessity of rolling the object off the cups; thus allowit m y be h f e t he p sition Sh wn in Fig. 2 by ing damage to the floor when the floor is contacted by means of the coil spring 2.

the caster and also necessitates the hfting of the bed What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters or furniture to replace the cup in its original position. Patent is: v

The object of this invention is to provide a caster cup In a device of the character described; a caster cup that will be permanently held in proper position to allow having a smooth lower surface adapted for sliding over a for the moving, cleaning or re-arrangement of the room floor or the like and being adapted to support a caster without moving the object off the cup, thus preventing on its upper surface, a cylindrical rod secured by one damage to the floor and eliminating the necessity of reend thereof to said caster cup adjacent an edge thereof arranging the cups. This invention also allows the use in such a manner as to extend perpendicularly to the of the casters should the need arise for them. floor when the device is in use, a bracket slidably and The caster cup according to my invention has attachrotatably secured to said rod, and spring means intering means carried thereby which allows the caster cup connected with said rod and said bracket and when tento be secured to a leg of an article of furniture in such sioned urging said caster cup toward said bracket, said a manner as to be selectively positioned so that an assobracket being adapted to be mounted on a post, carrying ciated caster is seated therein or positioned so as to allow a caster, i h a i i th id caster cup may b said caster to engage the floor. Said attaching means positioned below th may be mounted on the inside of one of the legs of an article of furniture such. as a bait/thus not impairing tensioned condition, and in such a position that said casthe appearance of the article of furniture.

In the drawings: ter cup and rod may be rotated with respect to said Fig. 1 shows a side view of a first form of my invenbracket m Such a manner that salfi cup W111 Yt fion mounted on a mdal bed post and with a caster from beneath the caster and said sprlng will position carried by said post positioned within the caster cup. sald caster cup abOve the lower end of the caster- Fig. 2 shows a side view of a second form of my invention, mounted on a wooden post and with the case caster with the caster engaging the upper surface of said caster cup and with said spring in References Cited in the file of this patent ter cup positioned so as to allow a caster carried by said UNITED STATES ATENTS 1mt engage the 1,284,991 Beecraft Nov, 19, 1918 Both forms of my invention include a caster cup 1, 2,033,207 Schultz Man 10, 1936 which may e of any known type having a floor engag- 2,107,629 Dallas Feb. 8, 1938 ing surface which w allow it to be slid across the floor 2,126,311 Rambo et Aug 16, 1938 with a minimum of etfort. Secured to the caster cup 1, 2,624,469 Cadweu et aL Jam 6 1953 adjacent the periphery thereof, is a rod 4 having a head portion at the distal end thereof and having a coil type FOREIGN PATENTS compression spring 2 mounted thereon. 265,765 Germany Oct. 15, 1913 

